MIX DESIGN

Specification Requirements
(a) Class of concrete C-30
(b) Type of construction Drift
(c) Minimum cement content ------kg/m3

(d ) Characteristic Strength on 28 days (cube) 30N/mm2

(e) Target Strength

(Character + current margin) 38N/mm2

(f) Slump Limits 50 to 125mm

(g) Maximum free water and cement ratio 0.5
(h) Maximum Size of Aggregate 20mm
(i) Aggregate Sizes : Fine Aggregate River Sand 35%
- Crushed Fine Aggregate -2/5mm 45%
- Coarse Aggregate 20/14mm 20%

Ingredients
Cement manufacture
Type of cement Ordinary Portland cement
Fine aggregate River
Crushed Fine Aggregate 2/5mm
Coarse Aggregate 20/14mm

Final Design Data

Cement content for mix Design 400kg/m3
Observed slump 75mm
Total strength of 3days -------MPa
Total strength of 7days --------MPa
Total strength of 28days ---------MPa

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Bulk Density
Material Loose kg/m3 Rodded kg/m3

Sand 1.26kg/m3 1.47kg/m3

Coarse Aggregate 14mm 1.337kg/m3 1.425kg/m3
Crushed Fine 10mm 1.233kg/m3 1.317kg/m3

Specific Gravity
Material BULK SSD (kg/m3) Absorption

Sand 2.662 0.7

Coarse Aggregate 14mm 2.544 2.60
Crushed Aggregate 10mm 2.527 4.5

Quality Test Results

Finesse modulus of fine Aggregate
Flakiness index of coarse Aggregate
Aggregate Crushed Value
Ten Percent Fines (Dry)KN
(Wet)KN
(Wet)/(Dry) %

Maximum Water Cement Ratio

The maximum free water cement ratio

Cement Used 400kg/m3

Estimated Water Cement ratio 0.5

Therefore water required 200kg/m3

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Calculation of Aggregate

Considering one cube meter of concrete the ingredients are calculated on absolute volume basis

Absolute volume of cement 400/3150 =0.127m3

Water 200/1000 = 0.200m3

Entrapped air (considering) 2% =0.020m3

Total volume of paste ---------------------=0.347m3

Therefore solid volume of aggregate -------------------- =0.653m3

Blending Portion of CA/FA taken ------------------- =20% /45% / 35%

Therefore .Vol.of CA 14/20 mm ------------------ =0.131m3

Volume of Crushed Fine 2/5mm ------------------- =0.294m3

Volume of sand -------------------- =0.229m3

BATCH WEIGHT Mix proportion – on SSD condition

Batch weight cum of concrete SSD condition

Mix proportion – on SSD basis

Ingredient Volume(m3) Specific gravity (kg/m3) Batch weight

Cement 0.127 3.150 400

River sand 0.229 2.662 608.4
Crushed fine 2/5mm 0.294 2.527 742.6
Coarse Agg. 14/20mm 0.131 2.544 332.3
Free water 0.200 1.000 200.0
Total 2.283

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Laboratory Trial Mix

Weight (kg) Ratio

Cement 400.0 1.00

River Sand 608.4 1.52
Coarse Aggregate 20/14 mm 332.3 0.83
Crushed Fine 2/5mm 742.6 1.86
water 200 0.50
Total 2283 5.71

In trial mix 9 molds are used each weight 9kg which makes a total of concrete

Use material 90kg

Cement content 15.77kg

River sand 23.98kg

Coarse Aggregate 20/14mm 13.10kg

Crushed fine 2/5mm 29.27kg

Water 7.88kg

Total 90.00kg

Batching by volume

Ingredient Weight( kg ) Density (kg/m3 ) Loose vol.(m3)

Cement 50.0 3.150

River sand 76.1 2.662 1.26
Coarse Agg.20/14mm 41.5 2.544 1.337
Crushed fine 2/5mm 92.8 2.527 1.233
water 25 1.000
Total 285.4

Proportion by weight (1 batch of 50kg cement)

Weight kg Ratio
Cement 50.0 1.00
River Sand 76.1 1.52
Coarse Aggregate 20/14mm 41.5 0.83
Crushed Aggregate 2/5mm 92.8 1.86
water 25.0 0.5
Total 285.4 5.71

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 Weight (kg) Loose Density(kg) Volume in loose No.of gauge boxe
m3
cement 400.0
River Sand 608.4 1.26
Coarse 332.3 1.337
Agg.20/14mm
Crushed 742.6 1.233
Agg.2/5mm
water 200 1000

Proportion by vol. for 50kg cement

Factor of 50 cement =50kg/400kg =0.125

Mixing @50kg of Mixing @100kg of Option 1(50kg) Option 2(100kg)

cement cement
Cement 50.0 100 1 Bag 2 bag
River Sand 76.1 152.2 2 box 4box
Coarse 41.5 83.0 1 box 2box
Agg.20/14mm
Crushed 92.8 185.65 2 box 4 box
Agg.2/5mm
water 25.0 50.0 25 lit. 50 lit.

C – 10 CONCRETE MIXING RATIO

Mixing@ 50kg of Mixing@ 100kg of Option 1 OPTION 2

cement cement ratio@50kg ratio@1000kg
Cement 50.0 100 1Bags 2Bags
River Sand 76.1 152.2 3Box 6BOX
Coarse 41.5 83 7Box 14Box
Agg.20/14mm
Crushed 92.8 185.65 --------------
Agg.2/5mm
water 25 lit. 50 lit. 50 lit. 100 lit.